CTT QUESTIONS Flashcards
How do you see characteristics of God the Creator in the bible?
God speaks through us and in us
Shows us how important we are
We are valued and trusted
Some have alleged that Genesis 1 creates tension between faith and science
Explore this relationship by considering the following
1) Which elements of Genesis 1 do you find hard to accept “scientifically” That is which events in this chapter require faith to accept
2) Which elements in evolutionary theory require “faith” to accept?
1) Genesis states that God created the world in 7 days, each day dedicated to something different
-This can be hard to accept scientifically because the world is believed to have been created in a big bang in a short quick moment
2) The evolutionary theory is hard to accept but evolutionary scientists have to put faith in their theory and that the world was created in a big bang rather than a beautiful creation that occurred in only a week
Describe how the events in Acts 2:1-13 work as a reversal of Genesis 11:1-9
In Genesis, they were scattered because of their different languages whereas in Acts they were seen coming together and rejoicing for their cultural differences in languages
Describe the three levels of in Old Testament Narrative
3)) Metanarritive - the whole universal plan of God
2)) The story of God’s redeeming a people for his name
(first covenant)
3)) Hundreds of individual narratives that make up levels 1 and 2 (compound narratives)
What is the purpose of the first 11 chapters in Genesis?
The purpose is to show us God’s creation and its importance, he shows us to trust and have faith
Obey God for he is our savior
What is a patriarch
What is a matriarch
Fathers reign over the family house
Mother or wife of the patriarch
In Genesis 12,15, and 17 what did God ask of Abraham?
What was he willing to give him, and how did it play out in his life?
God provided a covenant for Abraham that would oversee him in all his time alive, God will always be with him
-Nation or desendents
-Land
-Blessings
What was Abraham’s role in the covenant and what was God’s role in Genesis 15?
To count the stars and provide the Lord with a heifer, goat, and ram, each three years old, along with a dove and pigeon
Where does authority come from, particularly in Exodus with Moses
GOD!!
What problems does Moses face when he tries to lead his people out of Egypt?
1)Moses didn’t trust himself many times
2)Pharaoh did not believe Moses with his request backed up by God, he didn’t believe God’s word
3)When the Israelites got out of Eygpt they were wandering in the desert without food or water, this made the Israelites want to go back to Eygpt for food
What made the people disposed towards worship in Exodus
Aaron performed acts of God before them, they sensed God’s heart for them
Compare and contrast Israel’s encounter with God in Exodus and with Moses’s encounter with God in Exodus
-When God revealed himself to Moses and the Israelites they both were scared and feared God
-Both encounters took place on the same mountain
-Both times he gives instructions to follow those throughout their lives
How did God lead people on their journey in Deuteronomy and Number?
He used Moses and a tabernacle which presented a cloud that was fully God’s presence and they followed that along with fire during the night
In what ways did you see Moses leading the people well, what ways did he fail
He continued to persevere and trust in God
He sinned by not obeying God and striking the rock to get water for the Israelites when he was supposed to just speak to it
Summarize Moses’s “last lecture” from Deuteronomy in one sentence
Trust in God for he is faithful forever
